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R. E. ALTOONIAN.

COMBINED WRITING SHEET AND ENVELOP.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 9. 1913.

l ,3 1 7, 5 3'? o Patented Sept. 30, 1919.

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REUBEN E. ALTOONIAN, or new YORK, n. Y.

COMBINED WRITING-SHEET AND ENVELOP.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Sept, 30, 1919.

Application filed April 9, 1918. Serial No. 227,542.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, REUBEN E. ALTOON IAN, a citizen of the UnitedStates,.and a resident of New York city, borough of Man- .hattan, in thecounty and State of New vide a combined sheet and envelop which may beconveniently folded and sealed.

Additional objects of the invention will appear in the followingspecification in which the preferred form of my invention is described.v

In the drawings similar reference charaete'rs refer to similar parts inall the views, in which Figure 1 is a plan view illustrating myinvention;

Figs. 2, 3 and 4 are perspective views illustrating the manner in whichthe combined letter sheet and envelop is folded;

Fig. 5 is a plan view showing the'same in folded position; and

Fig. 6 is an enlarged transverse sectional View of Fig. 5.

By referring to the drawings, it will be seen that the letter sheet A ispreferably oblong and has a margin B at both sides and ends, which isseparated from the body of the letter sheet A by perforations C. Themargin B at one end of the letter sheet A is coated with an adhesive D,there being indicated on the sheet A, adjacent the said end, a square orinclosure E in which the address of the-se'ndee may be written. At theother end of the letter sheet A, there is a cut-out portion F, throughwhich the address written in the square or inclosure E will be exhibitedwhen the letter sheet A is folded on the transverse line G. To the rightof the cut-out portion F, there is a space H for the letterhead, and tothe right of the square or inclosure E, there is a space I for thesignature. Extending beyond the ,margin B above the transverse line Gr,there is a flap J coated with adhesive.

When a letter is written between the cutout portion F and the square orinclosure E, and the address of the letter is Written in the square orinclosure E, the letter sheet A is folded on the transverse line G andthe margins B at the ends of the letter sheet are sealed together bymeans of the adhesi ve D. Fig.' 2 shows the letter sheet in the processof being folded, at the transverse line G. When the letter sheet hasbeen folded, as described, it is again folded on the longitudinal lineK, as illustrated in Fig. 3, and when this has been done the adhesiveflap J is secured to the margin B at B. The sealed letter will thenappear as illustrated in Fig. 5.

It will be'understood that with the combined sheet and envelop which hasbeen described, the address of the addressee will be preserved on theface of the letter without infringing on the space which is usually usedin which to write the letter. It will also be understood that the lettermay be thoroughly sealed in the manner which has been described, andthat it may be readily opened by tearing ofi" the'margins B at theperforations C.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure,by Letters Patent: 7

A combined letter sheet and envelop adapted to be folded transverselyand longitudinally having a margin at its four sides separated from thebody of the letter sheet by perforations, the margin at one end of theletter sheet being provided with an adhesive, a flap provlded with anadhesive extending beyond the margin at one side of *the letter sheetand between the transverse fold and the other end of the. letter sheet,the letter sheet having at oneend an opening at one side and a letterhead at the other side, and at its other end at the first mentioned sidean inclosed space for the address and at the second mentioned side aspace for signin the letter.

REUBEN ALTOONIAN.

